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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services* m, @* H) A$ f7 x) c
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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- L* K- k5 c# L* \Dear Sir or Madam: 9 C" ]' @, }1 P
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
8 [. ^3 p! N( Z3 R7 Wfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
5 Q+ D. W; U4 Y# ]! N6 }on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
/ U. O8 v6 T) F3 u1 p4 z: c( dthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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2 X# o3 M' K% UOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
& y7 Q# r: m5 a3 ^( j6 oan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
. t3 f9 j& f6 ?% r/ e: s( einnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops! U& o; t8 H( ]+ f* H X" t! R2 Y' S+ [
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
1 K% H2 Q6 @/ b4 V( }carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be) {. ^- C% t" W' Q6 q1 O2 x' Y
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and6 q' x p+ C) {3 {
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing, u* V0 I; U& P* _+ O/ K; g
market forces to prevail. 3 x% D& i) u( H9 F0 G
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has* `: p1 D% }& D, F& K
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
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www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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3 u; e8 \0 @: G5 E+ e( VWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
8 ]/ G, M5 F$ D8 y! ]! s" tgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in. r+ \8 t0 x# z
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
7 V8 W- J% q ?* gcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
) j# _' ] U/ k! }2 g- ^any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.) d; m' [! p/ C+ |
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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* Z" ]% O; p# n: d$ \) l) ^Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,, X% t8 _: J1 g% X
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2 N& Y+ I$ V0 t5 K/ ]$ kTony Clement |
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